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Hi, It's been a very long time since I have browsed / posted here. Currently working with Esko (Suite 14) and we have a few customers who have never updated their art and we need to get them through to plating. A previous employee here had contacted Esko support regarding DCS and Copydot...

Re: Packaging Printer | File type Prefered file type here is: (70%) .Ai / .Eps with outlines created on the fonts, if its not outlined, we dont work with it (even if you include fonts) (fun times explaining thats just the way it is to various people) (20%) of the files are DCS/DCS2 files...

Re: Ready to get OUT of the business ...

Re: Training ^ I have a friend who's in the same spot. Went to college with him, he got a co-op in a smaller business and went from co-op to job. He's into the whole gamut of Prepress and does alot more varied tasks then say I do at the co. I work for. At times im almost envious of his...

Re: Ready to get OUT of the business ... Heh. Stickies.. the most annoying part of communication within the office. Been there, had that happen aswell. We get alot of Photocopied Dockets (which by the time they get to us, are wrong) and just Dockets with old or incorrect info on it, day...

Re: Ready to get OUT of the business ... "Also, I think I posted this before ... had an image file come in with ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN characters in the file name." hahah o man! sorry to laugh but thats just.... beyond obnoxious.

Re: Ready to get OUT of the business ... now thats what you call a rough day ! Im trying to think if there was any way you could have received the file in any worse shape.. for print.. nope sounds about as sh*t as it can get. 25 years is quite some time dedicated.. that alone is a feat...

Re: Training "G, No. I apologize for getting so upset and ranting. I don't want to be a part of the problem, but part of the solution. However, I'm tired of it all, and want to escape prepress. So what's been building up for years comes out. To think that someone can get paid $15 to start, and...

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Re: Training Training Wise I have heard: PrepressTraining.com is a good choice. I have looked into it myself and am considering taking a few courses to be more knowledgeable. Some have stated a personal experience with Prepress....so.... * my personal experience with Prepress has come off...

Re: Plate / Calibration Curves {quote} if the 50% digital dot actually reads = 45 on the plate and 71 on the ptd sheet - then 64 on the printed sheet should about 38% on the plate because 64 is 86% of 71 and 38 is 86% of 45. {quote} Shouldn't the 50% digital dot read 50% on the plate (if no...

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Re: Plate / Calibration Curves Red Wine just gives me the Worst Headache then hangover ... Evil. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ "and in your case reduce what ever number is in the 50% box by (15% of 75%) 11.25% ie if its 45 it...

Re: Plate / Calibration Curves I did an error in my math .. hense the negative values i received ( ok so I wasnt thinking too clearly .. 3 hrs sleep... any other excuse i can give? :) ) Ill correct this and keep anyone whos watching this thread posted :) Thanks Again, C2C Edited by...

Re: Plate / Calibration Curves OK i have 2 sets of Numbers for the same data. ( This is my Target Data right? ) (What we Want it to be) Which is the correct process? *also i notice I get into negative values.. is this allowed / acceptable?* First is: take the 50% dot value of 75.73 ( in...

Re: Plate / Calibration Curves ^ i see . Using the above example Im going to do the #s ( across all , not just at 50) and post my data. Ill certainly check back in. I appreciate all the information and help. C2C

Re: Plate / Calibration Curves ?:| oi. You would be surprised at how long we chase our tails :P Then again, reading over this topic, maybe not. I really would like to start to understand the task i have been given... and not just push my way through blindly >.< As far as Im aware, they...

Re: Plate / Calibration Curves "If you want your UV printing to tonally match yout current non UV presswork that has no curves applied to the plate - then your target curve is generated from the tone values of your current non-UV presswork. Your current curve is the tonal response from your UV...

Re: Plate / Calibration Curves "C2C, Think of Harmony like a thermostat in your house. Your Target curve is the room temperature you would like to watch football in. Your current curve is the actual chilly breeze blowing into the house. The calibration curve is the calculation of how much heat...

Hello, It has been awhile since i have posted. So please, be patient :) Heres my situation: Currently we are running Creo's Workshop (v.3.0.3.1) and out put plates on a Trendsetter 800 II Quantum. We Do not use a calibration curve on all plates output. [ with the exception of some UV jobs...